Vacation in Wilson - North Carolina

Wilson, North Carolina has a population base of 70,000 full of southern charm, wonderful attractions, a diverse economy, historic downtown with rich historic efforts and preservation. Home to the World's Largest Tobacco Market, Sequoia RedWood Trees, North Carolina's only Gigabit City, Eastern North Carolina Barbecue, the East Coast's Largest Antique Market and "Whirligigs". While planning your visit or retirement please contact the Wilson Visitors Center located in Historic Downtown Wilson in a 1916 Bungalow at 209 Broad Street 800-497-7398.

Wilson is home to five area museums, African American Museum, North Carolina Baseball Museum, Children's Museum, Coastal Plain Museum, Confederate Military Hospital. Outdoor concerts from May through September, First Friday on the Lawn events in historic downtown. Collegiate Baseball Team play April through August. Annual Festivals Wilson Whirligig Festival and Eyes On Main Street Festival, activites with the Wilson County Fairgrounds, four gardens including Wilson Botanical Gardens, Children's Secret Garden, Stem Garden and the All America Wilson Garden, Theatre, Professional performances, home of Barton College, Wilson Community College and more.

Attractions

Wilson is home to five area museums, African American Museum, North Carolina Baseball Museum, Children's Museum, Coastal Plain Museum, Confederate Military Hospital. Outdoor concerts from May through September, First Friday on the Lawn events in historic downtown. Collegiate Baseball Team play April through August. Annual Festivals Wilson Whirligig Festival and Eyes On Main Street Festival, activites with the Wilson County Fairgrounds, four gardens including Wilson Botanical Gardens, Children's Secret Garden, Stem Garden and the All America Wilson Garden, Theatre, Professional performances, home of Barton College, Wilson Community College and more.

Best Time To Go:

Summer and fall.

Four seasons of the year to enjoy. Major highways intersect I-95, 264, 64, I-795. Two hours to the coast and three hours to the mountains. Wilson, NC is located on I-95 in the middle of the state of North Carolina and 45 east of the capital Raleigh, NC.